Flight Safety Information
August 20, 2011 - No. 172
In This Issue
Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arctic
British Military Stunt Team Jet Crashes at Air Show
Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arctic
The First Air charter flight was en route to Resolute Bay from Yellowknife when it
crashed.
Canadian safety board will investigate the crash
Three people are injured, one critically
The flight went down about 10 minutes after its last reported communication
(CNN) -- A charter flight crashed Saturday afternoon in Canada's Arctic, killing 12
people and injuring three others, officials said.
The Boeing 737-200, en route to Resolute Bay from Yellowknife, went down roughly 10
minutes after its last reported communication, according to First Air, an airline based in
Kanata, Ontario. Eleven passengers and four crew members were on board.
The three survivors are being transported to the Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit
for treatment, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. One of the adults was
reported to be in critical condition.
The cause of the crash near the Resolute Bay airport was not immediately known.
Firefighters, medical teams, police and members of the Canadian military were among
the first to respond to the accident, according to Dominique Verdon, a spokeswoman
with the Canada Department of National Defence.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate the crash, she said.
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Date:
20-AUG-2011
Time:
12:50pm
Type:
Boeing 737-210C(A)
Operator:
First Air
Registration:
C-GNWN
C/n / msn:
21067/414
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Near the hamlet of Resolute Bay, Arctic territory of Nunavut -
Canada
Phase:
Approach
Nature:
Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:
Yellowknife Airport - CYZF
Destination airport:
Resolute Bay Airport - CYRB
Narrative:
A First Air Boeing 737-210C(A) performing flight 7F-6560 from Yellowknife Airport
(CYZF) to Resolute Bay Airport (CYRB) with 11 passengers and 4 crew crashed near
the hamlet of Resolute Bay, Arctic territory of Nunavut.
Twelve of the fifteen occupants were killed.
Sources:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/12-killed-in-canada-plane-crash-
16038996.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/08/20/north-air-crash.html
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-20/first-air-says-12-are-killed-in-
canadian-arctic-737-crash.html
www.aviation-safety.net
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British Military Stunt Team Jet Crashes at Air Show
March 22, 2010: Britain's Red Arrows aerobatics squad fly over the Greek Air Force
base of Kastelli, on the island of Crete, during a media presentation.
LONDON -- A plane belonging to the British military's Red Arrows aerobatic display
team crashed Saturday while taking part in an air show in southern England, witnesses
and the military said. There was no immediate word on the condition of the pilot.
The Ministry of Defense said it was aware of an incident involving the Red Arrows and
was investigating. It gave no further details.
The BBC and Sky News said the Royal Air Force jet came down near Bournemouth,
where an air show is being held Saturday.
Witnesses said nine planes took off from Bournemouth Airport to perform a display,
but only eight landed.
Local resident Shaun Spencer-Perkins said the plane came down in fields, near a river.
"I heard a rushing sound and I saw a plane about 15 meters (50 feet) above the
ground racing across the fields," he told the BBC. "It impacted and bounced across the
field."
He said two members of the public jumped into the river to search for the pilot.
The Bournemouth Air Festival said events were continuing as scheduled.
The Red Arrows are famous for their airborne stunts, multicolored vapor trails,
dramatic flypasts and trademark diamond formation.
Formed in 1965, the Arrows have flown more than 4,000 displays in 53 countries. Their
red single-engine jet trainers are a familiar sight at air shows and military events.
The nine-pilot stunt team last had an accident in March 2010, when two jets crashed in
training in Crete. Neither pilot was seriously injured in that incident.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/20/british-military-stunt-team-
jet-crashes-at-air-show/#ixzz1Vcek2p64
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Date:
20-AUG-2011
Time:
13:50 LT
Type:
BAe Hawk T.1
Operator:
Royal Air Force - Red Arrows
Registration:
XX308
C/n / msn:
143/312133
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Near Bournemouth - EGHH - United
Kingdom
Phase:
Approach
Nature:
Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
EGHH
Destination airport:
EGHH
Narrative:
Hawk crashed after run & break to land. Wreck in field by river opposite airport.
Update 16:21 20/08/2011
The MOD have confirmed the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging of the Royal Air
Force Aerobatics Team, The Red Arrows. Bournemouth Borough Council and
Bournemouth Air Festival will issue a statement shortly.
(Aircraft callsign was "Red 4": this ties in with earlier reports - now confirmed - and the
team's website, which lists Jon Egging as "Red 4")
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14602900
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16053735
http://www.bournemouthair.co.uk/
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/teamnews/index.cfm?storyid=0A8B622E-5056-A318-
A8971C997ADF55C9
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/behindthescenes/hawkaircraft.cfm
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/XX308.html
www.aviation-safety.net
Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP
CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC